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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-4MKT 24

Launched

September 3, 1983

Launch Successful

Summary

Zenit-4MKT 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 3, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,728th launch, 69th this year and humanity's 2,739th orbital launch attempt. It was the 338th Soyuz U flight and the 29th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1495, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 220 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
338th Soyuz U flight · 29th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,728th launch69th this yearhumanity's 2,739th orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

82.3°Inclination
214 × 220 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
88.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
162.1°Ascending node
15748 d agoElement epoch1983-09-03 11:33 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1495 · NORAD 14320 · 1983-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1983-092A
Epoch
1983-09-03 11:33:10 UTC
Mean motion
16.2351379 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0004972
Inclination
82.3065°
Ascending node
162.0917°
Arg. of perigee
109.0758°
Mean anomaly
251.1071°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit

  • Kosmos-1495 · NORAD 14320 · landed September 16, 1983

Soyuz-U 12-084 Blok-I · re-entered September 6, 1983

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Pad

Map of 43/4 (43R)

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

162nd launch from 43/4 (43R), 8th this year · 947th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

10 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Zenit-4MKT 24 launch?

Zenit-4MKT 24 launched on September 3, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Zenit-4MKT 24?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Zenit-4MKT 24?

Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet

Where did Zenit-4MKT 24 launch from?

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Zenit-4MKT 24 reach?

Kosmos-1495, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 220 km orbit inclined 82.3°.

How many satellites did Zenit-4MKT 24 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).